During the day, I bumped into my trusty personal trainer where she left me with a great ab exercise to try out. She called it the Side Plank with Dumbbell Raise.

All excited to try it out, I completed 3 sets of this new exercise during my workout session and it had me sweating buckets!! My core was burning so much, that a few times I had to yelp out a grunt or 2(ya...kinda embarrassing)!

So, if you have never heard or tried this exercise...Give it a shot today and let me know how you like it! =)
  
Side Plank with Dumbbell Raise:
1. Lie on side, with weight on right forearm.
2. Raise hips up to create a straight line from feet, hips and shoulders.
3. With left arm holding a light dumbbell(I used the 10lb dumbbell), raise it up to a lateral position.
4. Finish the position by lowering the dumbell near the ground, but not touching the ground.
5. Once you reach 13 repetitions, slow the motion down for 10 seconds for your last 2 repetitions(15 reps total).
6. Repeat on the right side.

See video for full illustration.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=FO7bGBumqZo

In regards to my commitments for the day, I hit a perfect score once again and looking forward to tomorrow's weight training session. =)


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